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Thursday, April 28, 2005

Meet the Central League

By now one of the first things you probably noticed is most of the teams lack the name of their city in their name. Instead 10 of the 12 team names include their corporate ownership as part of their name. This makes it harder for foreigners to identify with the teams. It would be very similar if MLB had the Yahoo! A's, Gateway Twins or the Oscar Meyer Mets (thought the Weinermobile would make for a better mascot than Mr. Met). So consider this topic a double feature, not only will you learn more about NPB but you will also have a much better understanding of Japan's geography.

Let's meet the Central League:

Chunichi Dragons 中日ドラゴンズ
The Dragons play in Nagoya and are owned by a media group. Currently Nagoya has Expo 2005

Hanshin Tigers 阪神タイガース
The Tigers are owned by a railroad company and play in Koshien Stadium which is located between Osaka and Kobe

Hiroshima Carp 広島カープ
The Carp are owned by a group including the city of Hiroshima and the Toyo Tire company.

Yakult Swallows ヤクルトスワローズ
The Swallows call Tokyo home and are owned by the Yakult corporation, famous for it's yogurt.

Yokohama Bay Stars 横浜ベイスターズ
Like the Atlanta Braves, the Bay Stars are also owned by TBS - Tokyo Broadcasting Station that is

Yomiuri Giants 読売ジャイアンツ
Commonly referred to as the Tokyo Giants, arguably the Yankees of Japan for their national popularity (I'll elaborate in a later post). The Giants are also owned by a huge media group.

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